Identification Data
Year built: 1929
Classification Register: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Nat. Official Number: 1068 Z AMST 1929
Category: Passenger-/cargo vessel
Type: General Cargo
Type Deck: Shelterdeck open
Material Hull: Steel
Decks: 3
Construction Data
Shipbuilder: N.V. C. van der Giessen & Zonen's Scheepswerven, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Yardnumber: 591
Date Laid Down: 1928-02-06
Launch Date: 1928-12-20
Delivery Date: 1929-02-27
Technical Data
Engine Manufacturer: De Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands
Engine Type: Steam, Triple Expansion
Number of Cylinders: 3
Power: 2800
Power Unit: IHP (IPK)
Eng. additional info: 28", 46½" & 74 3/4" - 52¼"
Speed in knots: 11.00
Number of screws: 1
Gross Tonnage: 5540.76 Gross tonnage
Net Tonnage: 3336.39
Deadweight: 9320.00
Grain: 483519 Cubic Feet
Bale: 445600 Cubic Feet
Length 1: 401.1 Feet (British) Registered
Beam: 58.3 Feet (British) Registered
Depth: 26.3 Feet (British) Registered
Passengers:
1st 2nd Total
29 12 41
Ship History Data
Date/Name Ship 1929-02-27 BODEGRAVEN
Manager: Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot-Maatschappij N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Owner: Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot-Maatschappij N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: Amsterdam / Netherlands
Callsign: NHCB
Additional info: call sign since 01-01-1934: PDEJ
Ship Events Data
1944-07-02: Final Fate: On voyage from Beira and Durban to England with a cargo of 7,101 tons of foodstuff and 2,512 tons of copper, the ship was torpedoed by the German submarine U 547 west of Monrovia in position 04º14'N en 11º00'W and sank. Six passengers and three crew members lost their lives. Captain Molenaar was arrested and was taken on board the 'U 547' and landed ultimately in a PoW camp in North Germany.
